Tochter

See also: Töchter

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tohter, from Old High German tohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr. Compare Dutch dochter, English daughter, Swedish dotter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔx.tɐ/, [ˈtɔx.tɐ], [ˈtɔχ.tɐ]
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Noun

Tochter f (genitive Tochter, plural Töchter, diminutive Töchterchen n)

daughter
subsidiary (company)

Declension

Declension of Tochter

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Tochter	die	Töchter
genitive	einer	der	Tochter	der	Töchter
dative	einer	der	Tochter	den	Töchtern
accusative	eine	die	Tochter	die	Töchter

Derived terms

Königstochter
Schwiegertochter
Tochtersprache